Thailand's Red Shirt Protests
Popular Movement or Dangerous Street Theatre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6220197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Forsyth (0000-0001-7227-9475, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 461-467 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social movement studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-2829 • E-ISSN: 1474-2837 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14742837.2010.522313 |
| OpenAlex | W2132987738 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 2 |
The public demonstrations by Thailand's Red Shirts in early 2010 have been explained as a labour-based movement resisting Bangkok's entrenched elite, or as a mob mobilized by the deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in order to destabilize the current government. This profile looks into the protests' origins and nature. It argues that there are elements of truth to both explanations, but also that the protestors adopted powerful forms of symbolism of poverty and victimhood to draw attention to their needs, and to delegitimize the force used against them. This symbolism allowed both Thaksin and the protestors to gain political ground
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |